Photos from Tim Olk of a garage fire in River Forest on Keystone 5/12/18

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Tim Olk photo

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Tim Olk photo

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May 13
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Photos from Tim Olk of a garage fire in River Forest on Keystone 5/12/18
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Tags: Forest Park FD Truck 403, garage fire in River Forest, River Forest FD Engine 222, River Forest Fire Department, Tim Olk
Dec 18
Posted by Admin in Fire Department News, Fire Truck photos, New Delivery | 5 Comments
From WS Darley & Co.
The Darley Company is proud to build another AutoCAFS pumper for the River Forest, IL, Fire Department. It is built on a Spartan MetroStar custom chassis with 450 hp Cummins engine also has a 20-inch raised roof to allow for the Darley Command Cab to be constructed with fully enclosed, climate controlled, Vision style interior pump panel controls. It is equipped by a Darley model LDMBC 1,500-gpm pump featuring the AutoCAFS pumping system is plumbed to six compressed air foam discharges. It has a PolyBilt copolymer body with seven large compartments surrounding the integral 525-gallon water tank and 30-gallon foam tank. The poly body has a slide in ladder tunnel through the water tank. An Onan 8,000-watt hydraulic generator powers an electric cord reel and numerous outlets.
2017 Spartan MetroStar/Darley 1500/525. WS Darley photo
thanks Ron
Tags: fire engine with interior pump conrols, new engine for River Forest, River Forest Fire Department, Spartan Metro Star, WS Darley & Company
Sep 19
Posted by Admin in Ambulance photos, Fire Department News, Fire Truck photos, New Delivery | 5 Comments
Photos from Josh Boyajian
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River Forest FD Engine 213 – 2017 Spartan/Darley 1500/500. Josh Boyajian photo
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Tags: ambulance photo, Josh Boyajian, new engine for River Forest, River Forest FD Ambulance 215, River Forest FD Engine 213, River Forest Fire Department, Spartan Gladiator Classic, WS Darley fire engine
Sep 14
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From the MDA Chicagoland and Northern Illinois Facebook page:
Thank you River Forest Fire Department and Local 2391 for raising $2,771 for MDA! #FilltheBoot#AFFIStandWithLizzie
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Tags: fill the boot, firefighters collect money for the Muscular Dystrophy Association, new fire engine in River Forest, River Forest Fire Department
Apr 27
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Excerpts from Oakpark.com:
Jim Eggert will step down this summer after 13 years as chief of the River Forest Fire Department, but he’ll remain on a consulting basis to mentor his replacement, finish projects and serve as the department’s institutional memory.
As part of the responsibilities spelled out in a post-employment agreement approved unanimously by the River Forest Board of Trustees on April 24, Eggert will continue to provide Deputy Chief Kurt Bohlmann guidance in the areas of budgeting and human resources and other departmental operations and concerns after he becomes chief sometime this summer.
Eggert also will handle the post-delivery tasks for a new fire truck and provide some assistance with the West Suburban Consolidated Dispatch Center, which serves River Forest, Oak Park, Elmwood Park and Park Ridge. Forest Park will soon join the agency as well.
The 62-year-old Eggert, who has served as River Forest fire chief since 2004, will do 40 hours of in-person work annually and unlimited telephone conversations through December 2019.
In exchange, the village will pay for Eggert’s medical insurance and his wife’s Medicare supplement. He will not get sick leave or a departmental pension; he did not apply for a departmental pension. Cost of the agreement over the two-and-a-half years is estimated at $25,000.
The contract will allow Bohlmann to transition effectively into his new role and give him the time to also manage both roles while he also delegates the authority of the deputy chief’s position to the lieutenants.
Bohlmann’s current job will be eliminated in next year’s budget as a cost-cutting measure, saving the village an estimated $150,000. Discussions about cutting the deputy chief’s job and Eggert’s retirement were going on simultaneously.
Eggert has been a firefighter his entire adult life. The son and brother of firefighters, the Hinsdale native worked a little more than six years for the department in his hometown and went to the Tri-State Fire Protection District in 1978. He rose in the ranks during his 26-year career there, serving as chief for about 10 years until his retirement in 2004. He gets a pension from that district.
River Forest has a 22-member fire department with 18 firefighters, a chief, deputy chief, fire marshal, and a lieutenant to coordinate departmental training.
Tags: Deputy Chief Kurt Bohlmann, River Forest Fire Chief Jim Eggert, River Forest fire chief to retire, River Forest Fire Department, River Forest to eliminate the position of deputy chief
Mar 27
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This from Steve Redick:
Lake and Park, a short block from the firehouse. I understand there was a fatality in this fire. Nothing to see when I arrived but got some nice rig shots. Fire was in the basement and well contained in short order.
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Tags: Cicero FD Truck 2, E-ONE TDA, fatal house fire in River Forest IL, fire trucks at fire scene, Forest Park FD Engine 402, HME fire engine, Maywood FD Engine 507, new ambulance for Oak park FD, Pierce Quantum fire engine, River Forest Fire Department, River Forest fire trucks, Riverside FD Engine 806, Steve Redick
This from Dan McInerney:
The River Forest FD responded to William and Holly Court Monday afternoon (1/9/17) for a man stuck in a construction lift. A River Forest Forestry Department arborist was stuck in a Hi-Ranger articulating boom approx. 25 feet off the ground when the motor on the vehicle died, and they were unable to lower the boom. River Forest FD T219 responded and raised their main and brought the arborist down.
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Tags: Dan McInerney, firefighters rescue forestry worker from bucket truck, River Forest Fire Department, worker rescued from Hi-Ranger bucket truck
This from Jeff Braun:
Here are more photos of Division 11’s structure fire training (10/19/16), the crews were training on forcible entry, roof/ ventilation ops, search and rescue, and hose line advancement. Thanks. -Jeff Braun Jr. (COUNTY-WIDE FIRE PHOTOGRAPHY) “
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Tags: Cicero Fire Department, County-Wide Fire Photography, fire department training operation, Jeff Braun Jr., Mabas Division 11 training, River Forest Fire Department, roof operations training for firefighters, roof ventilation training for firefighters, Stickney Fire Department
This from Jeff Braun Jr;
Here are some photos of Division 11’s structure fire training (10/19/16), the crews were training on forcible entry, roof/ ventilation ops, search and rescue, and hose line advancement. Thanks. -Jeff Braun Jr. (COUNTY-WIDE FIRE PHOTOGRAPHY) “
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Tags: Cicero Fire Department, County-Wide Fire Photography, fire department training operation, Jeff Braun Jr., Mabas Division 11 training, River Forest Fire Department, roof operations training for firefighters, roof ventilation training for firefighters, Stickney Fire Department
Sep 20
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a few more photos from County-Wide Photography from the 3-Alarm fire and EMS Box Alarm in Cicero, 9-19-16
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Tags: Bedford Park FD Snorkel, Cicero FD ambulance, Cicero Fire Department, County-Wide Fire Photography, Forest View Fire Department, Jeff Braun Jr., old Seagrave fire truck at fire scene, River Forest Fire Department
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